Back to top

Image: Bigstock

KKR & Co. (KKR) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

Read MoreHide Full Article

For the quarter ended June 2026, KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.73 billion, up 34.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.63, compared to $1.18 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +13.47% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.52 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.42, the EPS surprise was +14.79%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how KKR & Co. performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Assets Under Management - New Capital Raised: $34.33 billion versus $28.97 billion estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Private Equity - Assets Under Management: $254.74 billion compared to the $237.25 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Fee Paying Assets Under Management: $638.4 billion compared to the $636.45 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Real Assets Segment- Ending AUM - Fee-paying AUM: $175.3 billion compared to the $174.18 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Fee Related Earnings- Management Fees: $1.25 billion versus $1.17 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +25.5% change.
  • Credit and Liquid Strategies- Ending AUM - Fee-paying AUM: $294.97 billion versus $301.17 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +11.5% change.
  • Revenues- Fee Related Earnings: $1.21 billion versus $1.06 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +36.9% change.
  • Private Equity- Management Fees: $491.26 million versus $444.28 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +32% change.
  • Net Transaction and Monitoring Fees: $221.27 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $251.19 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -5.5%.
  • Credit and Liquid Strategies- Segment-AUM- end of period: $330.83 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $338.48 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +13.4%.
  • Credit and Liquid Strategies- Realized Performance Income: $16.8 million compared to the $114.92 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -53.3% year over year.
  • Credit and Liquid Strategies- Total Fee Related Revenue: $348.62 million compared to the $381.86 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3.8% year over year.

View all Key Company Metrics for KKR & Co. here>>>

Shares of KKR & Co. have returned +7.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

Published in